Penn State team lays groundwork to 3D print spheroids for regenerating bone tissue
An interdisciplinary team of engineers and chemists at Penn State has laid the groundwork to 3D print spheroids…
Denisovans Were Surprisingly Tall, New Fossils from Taiwan Suggest
Two fossilized leg bones of Denisovans — an extinct archaic Homo group whose lineage diverged from the Neanderthal…
Giant Crocodiles Once Preyed on Massive Mammals in South America
Paleontologists have uncovered the first direct physical evidence that colossal prehistoric crocodiles hunted large plant-eating mammals in what…
Muscle cells play a vital role in repairing fractured bones
Bone healing is a complex process that depends on the coordinated activity of many different cell types. While…
New review explores purinergic signaling pathways in osteoarthritis progression
A growing understanding of purinergic signaling is reshaping how scientists view osteoarthritis (OA), revealing an intricate communication network…
Study identifies a novel direct drug target for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Chemotherapy remains a cornerstone of treatment for head and neck cancers, the seventh-most common cancer type worldwide. However,…
Researchers map how blood cells cross into the brain during aging
The brain’s immune system has long been thought to exist independently from the rest of the body, complete…
Malaria infection causes permanent damage to the spleen immune cells
Macrophages formed in the bone marrow can only assume the function of embryonal phagocytes, or “scavenger cells,” to…
‘Children of Blood and Bone’ film drama continues with a new claim
On the heels of the trailer reveal for the big-screen adaption of “Children of Blood and Bone,” the…
Why ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ director turned down film twice
The official trailer for the film adaptation of the African fantasy novel “Children of Blood and Bone” is…
Bone fractures often go unrecognized as early signs of osteoporosis
Many fractures are early-warning signs of osteoporosis. Yet in everyday clinical care they often go unrecognized and undocumented…
New ctDNA blood test improves personalized prostate cancer treatment
A noninvasive DNA blood test can identify metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients who are most likely to…